Recognised as Colour
#3F1528
- #3F1528
- Red
- Dark
- Nearest: Black
#3F1528 is a red with RGB values 63, 21, 40 and HSL 333°, 50%, 16%. It is a dark colour, so white text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Black.
Colour values
#3F1528#3F1528
HEX#3F1528
RGBrgb(63, 21, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.2471, 0.0824, 0.1569
RGB percentages24.7%, 8.2%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(332.9, 50%, 16.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(332.9, 66.7%, 24.7%)
CMYK0%, 66.7%, 36.5%, 75.3%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer4,134,184
CSS custom property--colour: #3F1528;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.01746WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness40.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundWhitecontrast 15.56:1
Contrast with white15.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Contrast with black1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Greyscale equivalent#1F1F1F
Inverted#C0EAD7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text15.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Contrast with black, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Named colours
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#153F2C
Analogous#3F153D, #3F1715
Triadic#283F15, #15283F
Split complementary#153F17, #153D3F
Tetradic#3D3F15, #153F2C, #17153F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R63
G21
B40
Red63 (24.7%)
Green21 (8.2%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue332.86°
Saturation (HSL)50%
Lightness16.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR 3F · G 15 · B 28
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